Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-20
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meetine yesterday afternoon. beng re-
ported back from nfhs eommftkes for
eonM1afztion- Th8biIl Surrounds con-
. tract work Win 90 MANY conditions that,
] - ar. Kelly stated. its name shoaid
hAss besn changed 20 " An Osdinsnoe
. pEeveot tbs city from having w1rk
: doEe 81 contFaet.S Mr.. BAshford said
= mads dnnpinz ground Of tie City
Ciefks ot1ee, where eonfraetera end
wofkmen gouId have 10 20 20 saffIe
fthalr differences. Mr.. Baeon said he
di0n't understand is. and Mr.. Houehtnu
agreed with Mr.. Keily-tbaa il VS. cal
salstsd 70 keep c0nfraetoFs from bidding
% CITY work. To each Of these Mr.
haanah ross IN reply, eno his passion
Kept rising vita each Kfse. The bill, be
said, only provided that the money
shouid be withheld from contractors
until every man whom the oonfractoF
owed bad fled his claim aQainst hIu
and u had bsen met, and AZ cDuid nos
p-sslbly zee Why there saoaid be any
opposition 20 it. Thea be began q H.
rade against the representatives Of the
Ledger aud the Posx INTxLIIGKxcKR.
Woo we're present, charging the Lsfqsr
with having tried 10 siranQis sveFy good
measure that came before the Council,
aad referring to the latter a. " q wall
cred correspondent Of the PiQ's-Eye.r
which unkind personal sllusion can
onlg be accounted for On the ground Il
. Typographical error, for which the
i printers, IS In al such cases, mat 70
responsible. What Mr.. Hannah meant
to say no doubt was thAt be WAS q vail
eyed correspondent in pig's-eye. De-
l spite the apparent disposition OF the
Council against the ordnance, several
members suggested referring it back for
further discussion, but Mr.. Hannah In
sisted upon vote upoa its passage and
only Miller and Mc0ouldriek voted With
him and tae BILL was Of course defeated.
| The Gouneil chamber was provided
with individual DISKS for the members,
and the deak formerly placed for re-
/ pofters had been removed By the oEdsr
according TO enc Of the members) Of
Mr. Hannah. 10 the course Of his TRADE
he said be wished them back - Phiia-
| delphis or elsewhere, whence they may
have come. Mayor Mann kindly in
vited them 10 place at his table.
The fencing up Of the road 20 Ola |
Town caused considerable discussion
and the street commissioner vas or |
defed 70 confer with the city attorney |
and 20 have the obstruction renewed, IL |
10 could, In the opinion of that official, |
bo done legally. Mr.. Hannah stated, /
daring the discussion. that be had no /
doubt the obstruction vas placsd there /
by the alleged owners undsr the advice /
Of some shyster LAWYERS, sh0 meant il |
as direct blow at Old Tewn. He did 4
not think the said ovners would havs /
taken the step without such advics.
A resolution 10 Qrada aud build side
walk along E street from Division /
avenas north, vas rad.
A oommunioation vas received from 1
Nelson Bennett, accepting the con
diti0us, etc., OF the street railway fran
shise. II was ordered to be apread upon
the records.
A communication, signed BY q num-
Der Of property owners on South Ninth
street who had protested against the
improvements being made on that street,
which siRnifed 9 willingness TO pay the
actual cost of the improvement from A
10 Z streets, vas read and died.
The Chief Of Police reported 50 ar
rests for the moath Of January.
Toe Commistee on Fire and Water
reported 936 beildings Is the numbaf
now built within the FIRE limits. OF
these $40 we're built Of wood, 81 Of brick,
and tvo Of stone. T9 nty-teo Of these
we're reported unsafe. In connection
with this an opinion (s0licited By she
Mayor was read from City Attoraey ,
Carroll indicating tbs powers Of city ,
oftioers where buildings we're discovered |
unsafe. Mr.. Hought0n held that off,
oeFs, seeing buildings In course Of eFec-
ton, being built of wood. TO enter pro- /
ceediHgs 10 have the work stopped. .
AIR. aouRhton, from the committee
appointed 70 look after the opening of !
the streets through Old Town, asked 1
for more tins and stated that he ex-
pected arrangements could be effected
With the property owners along the pro
posed streets by the time Of the next !
meeting.
The joint committee having in charge ,
the matter Of locating the electric lamps
for the hRnling OF the streets OF tue ,
city, reported that they bad performed ,
the work and nosifad the Tacoma Light
and Water CommIttee to place the
lamps as follows:
Paoiic xveuue, South Seventh street :
30 Railroad wharf, nine lights; between
the corner Of A street aad Il at E street.
SIX lights; east side OF Jefferson. @ TO
South Twenty first street, sishteen
li0hts; + street, South Fourth 10 South !
Twenty first street, seventeen lights; J
Tacoma avenue, Division avenue b. !
south Twenty FIRST street, eighteen
lights; making IN ell seventy one lights.
or two lights 10 each block.
A petition for the grading Of L street
from south Twenty first street 10 Taco
ma avenue, and building q Sidewalk !
proper eommittea.s
Tue assessment rolls for the improve
ment OF Pacific avenue from South Sew ,
enth TO South Ninth and South Twenty.
afth - Thirty first streets, we're APP ,
proved.
Captain Fife il Ia reaeipt of an invi- ,
tatiou fer himself and bis command ,
(Oompany O.. N. q. w. and their Ia ,
dies, for the hop 90 be given By the BE
alta Riiles, IN Seattle, on Washington's
hirthday. Captain Fife has extended I
the same 10 all Of the military orRaniKs- ,
tons 10 Seattle for the exhibition drill
and hop 70 hs Riven by his company en-
the same date.
+. @. Wilson and wife, Of Dundas,
Canada, arrived in the city last nieht
and will take Fan through the SoaHd !
country with the view Of iooasing. Mr..
Wilson is newspaper man, having had
some experiences In the United States ;
previous 70 going TO Canada.
socIErI NOTES.
Eagle Hose Company No. 9 are 10 give
a grand hall &C Hirschheld's Hall next
Tuesday evening.
The Swedish order Of Wallhalla Ed .
their annual installation OF ofiisers on
last Tuesday evening. The following
officers we're Installed: President, Ii. J
Nymap: Yies President. J. q. HAllstrom,
Secretary, D. J. AadeFs IN; Treasurer,
W. p. sandAerg; Financial Secretary,
J0hn A. Anderson; Prelate, A. B. Holm;
Master Of Ceremonies, X NJ. Peterson;
3uard, O. Berg. After the installation
the aoeiety repaired % the STea Hotel,
where an elegant Fepast vas served.
Mr.. and Me. Hsmus. the evAneelisls.
arrived IN the city on Wednesday iAsi
aud will begin revival services this
wsek, and Giil probably remain here
about three weeks.